Recent content by Not Karl Malden

SOLD: 2011 Honda NT700V Shaft ABS 50k Greetings fellow BARFers. For sale a 2011 Honda NT700V. This is a liquid-cooled V-Twin 680cc shaft drive, dual ABS, with good Michelin Pilot Road tires and 50,872 miles. I am the original and only owner and bought the bike showroom new in 2011. Clean, very...

According to reports here: http://www.marinij.com/government-and-politics/20170925/novato-motorcycle-officer-injured-in-crash-on-highway-37 "The officer was splitting lanes when a vehicle in the slow lane drifted to the left, said CHP Officer Andrew Barclay. The officer was forced into the...

I ride through the Presidio every morning on my way to the office. Lately I've noticed the USPP are doing traffic enforcement around various roads near the entrances. Just curious - does their jurisdiction end at the federal boundary or can they ticket on SF city streets?

Damn. :rose Incident: 07/03/17 06:21 AM : Oakland : I80 W / San Pablo Dam Rd Ofr : Time Detail Jul 3 2017 6:22AM MC VS SEMI Jul 3 2017 6:22AM IN #2 Jul 3 2017 6:22AM GRY RNG ROVER VS MC VS UNK SD Jul 3 2017 6:22AM MC DOWN - POSS IN #2 Jul 3 2017 6:22AM MC DWN IN RDWY Jul 3 2017 6:22AM MC...

Incident: 06/15/17 05:46 PM : Marin : Marshall Petaluma Rd / Petaluma Marshall Rd : Time Detail Jun 15 2017 5:48PM MC VS DEER Jun 15 2017 5:48PM BLKG RDWY Jun 15 2017 5:56PM 1039 34-S20 Jun 15 2017 8:53PM SOLO VEH 1144...

So I'm coming down Alexander Ave. in Sausalito this afternoon to gas up the NT on my way home. As I rounded the corner I saw an R1200 down near the intersection and the rider standing next to it. So I pulled over to help him get it back centerline and then kickstand it (I thought it was...

Something to think about when splitting through traffic - situational awareness and slowing down. Yes ride your own ride - this is not a nag post. Rather I wanted to point out that the speed delta thing can be very real and be the difference between going home and going to the hospital. This...

Every Tuesday Mrs. Malden and I ride up to the Tomales Bakery on Hwy 1. We know the owners, motos always park on the southeast curb, and it's a smaller venue for riders to take a break while heading for all points of the compass. Most BARFer's know this location. This morning we're riding into...

We all know about some intersections that have a left turn lane that is light controlled with a green arrow. What if the green left turn arrow is not working and out? (Bridgeway and Johnson St. at the gas station in Sausalito for those interested). If I am in the left turn lane (normally arrow...

This morning when I saddled up for my daily commute from Novato to SF it was raining pretty good. Enough in fact for my wife, who always sees me off at the driveway, to have a concerned look on her face. You know - THAT look. The look that says what if you're hurt or killed on the freeway? What...

One of the many scourges of freeway commuting every day is all the debris that's around you. The other day after the rain it was windy and I was splitting lanes in San Rafael when a white plastic grocery bag came out of nowhere. With no way to avoid it there was that crinkle sound and then an...

Now this is a real human being - imagine if this was your lady disabled in interstate traffic and no way to get to safety. God bless this guy. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2b9_1466729412

Given the holidays are approaching and DUI enforcement naturally increases, I'd like to get some honest feedback from law enforcement about not answering questions at a DUI checkpoint by exercising 4th Amendment rights. For the sake of this question, let's assume I am completely sober, driving a...

Well coming to work this morning was capped with a terrible sight - intersection of Grove and Van Ness. Ambulance, news crew, cops and flares, and a twisted black cruiser motorcycle (couldn't tell the make from the curb). The poor guy collided with a Silver sedan and they were putting him on a...

Personally I could never ride like this guy, and I was impressed. I'd be curious to know what BARF riders think about his skill level relative to their own - is this remarkable riding, or just good? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fcf_1342165406